New Harry Potter

Very good. Hard to evaluate w/o considering the book (to which it's pretty faithful) and the effect that the ending would have on first time reader/viewers, vs the intrinsic "value" of the events and their effects on the narrative. In other words - this is close to the book, which was pretty shocking and suspenseful when I first read it, but now seeing it unfold (and also in light of the last book) it looks more ho-hum.

I still say there's something deeply wrong about the sexual/romantic relations. (This really struck me in the final book.) Luna (esp as she is cast in the films as a pretty eroticized-looking character), with a porn star name, and bubbling around in what seems a druggy haze, troubles me a lot. At the other extreme, having Hermione and Harry always act 100% platonic w/ no tension or anxiety, does not ring true to me. Hound dog Ron seems more believable (though his never getting jealous or suspicious of Harry/Hermione seems farfetched).